New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-14
THE FIRE AT PITTSBURG
LOSSES BELIEVED TO BE 100000.
CAUs d BY cARELEsaLY CASTING LIGHTED
M,rcu In 4 MAsrE-rAP BAskEr.

CAUs ID BY cARELEsaLY CASTING LIGHTED
MATCH IN \ wASrE-PAPEg BASKET
ptrTsnI,KG Aug l3-The big Gre OF last night ~as
entirely under coAtro at 800 O'Clock tins morning.
but at 10 o'clock this morning TIE engines We" SUI.
PLAYING on tue ruins. shorty aItef hht past =
o'clock the flames got fresh START ~ the "'sohic
Temple and for time the entire Olprk was again IN
DANGER but by almost supcrhuudn Ell orts the bremen
kept the flames within the bounds OF the Ourht die-
trict Tho buildings entirely desiroYcd were tue
Masonic Temple, the Hamilton Bi1cA OaiHp"eH ~
Dicks carpet warehouse and q number oil tenement
houses on Vir gin Alley The upper hoofs OF Schmi'I
g. fridays mgrnifcent nIne-story structure were
put.ed and the balance OF the baildltnS Is watel-
soaked The Dispatch and Penny Press hu,ld-
incs we're badly damaged by wafer Inc nre org
mated in Tho carpet store OF y Hoffman, In the cellar
Of the Masonic Building. and under meath the dry
goods store of Campbell & Dick II is said that
mail party of men were sitting in the upholsterng
denertment of Holtzman's establishment. wheh one OF
their number lighted cigar and tncnSht'es'y thre"
the match into waste-paper basket 49,,
The Masonic Hall was the Oldest building on Fifth
ave IL WAS built fifty years ago by the Allegheny
Engine Company. volunteer hre company lDey
occupied the first and rented the balance oil tho
bnilding The hall was occupied by foNs lheatre
and subsequently as museum. The fourth hoor was
used by the Masonic fraternity Tor over forty years
The goor was divided into five departments, the blue
ROOM the chapter room and three ante rooms. Inc
former was furnished at an expense OF Tlo,VOo Inc
furniture in the chapter room cost GlVOoO' LII ol0
nf the ante-io oms was stored the paraphernaliI
which WAS valuei at $1,000 Thrty-one lodges
met in the hall and all their equipments were totally
DESTROYED Among the articles priced highiy oy 'he
M,sons o, this city, the picture ct Judge hcCand
less of the greatest representatives oil hasonIJ III
The only casualty reported, accident to
John Keele, of Allegheny. lie was o1 PunIins IA
Vrrin AI.ey assisting the frem.n when he Tell snd
was fatally Injured. The Dispatch y moved 10
] he onicle-rclegraph building.
A careful estimate puts the ,Oss at less than
5000 CO The insurance Hamilton's Is Pl1O.OOO
and the loss will be about $4,000. Schmidt FIJI
day lose ahout $jC.000 their lnsdIa"ce IA TZoO'OCV'
Hoffman plnces his loss AT T3O.OOO agd Campbell ~
Dick at $4,000. The damage to Tue Penny
Press will be abont $4,000 and to " The DIS
patch probably $1,000. Masonic Hall Is totally
DESTROYED ana the loss will be far from $4,000
The $50 tenants OF the Hamilton aud Schmidt ~
Friday buildings lose in the aggregate SlOo,Ooo.
The total insurance was Y36oO0O distributed as ici-
lows:
Campbell & Dck-Gcrman American, $1,000;
Niagara. $1,000 Hanover, OF Germany. and sun or
~ Soo Queen. Of LONDON orient Of hartford Home OF
New York. Phoenix and Imperial, OF London Com
mercla of London. city OF London and Conneciicnt.
s. 900 each; liverpool London and Globe $1,000;
Ftna OF HarfO ri. National OF Hartford western or
Fittsburg. $4,000 each; Guardian OF Loh1on louO
Clinton and Merchants. OF Providence. Union and
Phoenix. $500 eacn; total $1,000 ooo. NJ. o,
Hamion's.-Royh, Of Liverpool; S2O0Oo; Peoples OF
Pltsburg. German OF Rochester. New Hampshire Nor
witch Union, London and Lancashire Boamnns oi rltts
burg city OF Pittsburg' Glenn fals iilciit pt NV
York, Phoenix OF HfaK. Fire Association OF Phiiade
phia Liverpool. London and Globe, ann blratl OF iuH
aGelphn q 900 Western Of Pit'sburg. Reading
Pennsy yaua. Pennsylvania OF Philadelphia Arneh,
OF PittsDurg and Citizens OF PittsDIrg S31OOo ana
100000 III companies not yet obtained Total
Sl5O.OOO. ..,
Ioltuan's.-Amercan. scottish Union. British
American and Clinton. S2.j01 each; Commercial Union
Imperial. Lion. Peoples. New Hampshire ana Mechanics
OF Philadelphia. 5000 each Toal-S2i5O
Masonic Building-Peopes OF Pitt.butg. western or
Pitsburg. and Commercial Union. 5000 elch; In
pcral and scottish Union $500 each; Wire ASsocia
ton 81 800. Total-S2 7,5Oo.
" Penny Press - London and Lancashire. Hamburg OF
Brenien and Lancashire, $500 each; ew-llampsire
Ciii7ens OF Clncnn IT, and Franklin ~ Columbus ono
81 25D: Spring Garden ~ $50. Total-Sl2.1O .
schmidt 4 friday 100000 Oh building and $4,000
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